Musical involvement?


Ok, I know this is kinda like asking, "why is the sky blue", but....

What makes a tonearm/cart combo sound less involving? Let's assume the same cart on 2 different arms. Also, both setups have been meticulously setup. But one combo, while sounding good, just doesn't get you involved in the music. The notes are there, but......
04rdking
I find that most arm/cartridge combos are less involving when playing the music of Patricia Barber or Holly Cole, but Barry Manilow and Bread can also make an arm/cartridge combo sound rather uninvolving.
If it is really well set up, meaning that you don't have a genuine mis-match, I would say you just don't like the cartridge or the arm or both. I find too much anti-skate can make things seems less involving, so you might check what method you are using for that.